- Created Economic Policy Board by Executive Order on September 30, 1974.
- Ford signed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975.
- 1,373 U.S. Citizens evacuated South Vietnam during Operation Frequent Wind.
- Appointed John Paul Stevens as Associate Justice of Supreme Court.
- First U.S. President to visit Japan.
- January 1975 Gerald Ford issued a one year tax reduction of $16 billion to stimulate economic growth.